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Tom Skerritt, Emmy-winning actor with roles in 'Top Gun' and 'Alien,' dies

KTSM El Paso By The Associated Press Oct 22, 2026 · 2:30 PM 0 views 0 comments

Tom Skerritt, Emmy-winning actor with roles in 'Top Gun' and 'Alien,' dies — Image: KTSM El Paso

Tom Skerritt, the Emmy-winning actor who embodied a solid, wry authority figure, whether as a flight instructor in “Top Gun,” a tough-but-fair sheriff on TV's “Picket Fences” or the doomed captain of “Alien,” has died. He was 93.

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Tom Skerritt, Emmy-winning actor with roles in 'Picket Fences,' 'Alien' and 'Top Gun,' dies at 93

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